Natus Vincere vs. Gambit, Preview & Prediction - Free 10/23 CS:GO
Natus Vincere is a favorite in this Best of 3 encounter when they take on Gambit, but considering performances at this tournament, we should expect a tight duel with a lot of excitement. Both rivals deserved to find their place in the quarter-final of the IEM New York 2020 CIS, but only one side can advance to the semis and meet Virtus.pro.
Natus Vincere Team Stats and Latest Results
Natus Vincere will be trying to win the trophy at this tournament after failing to do so at the ESL Pro League Season 12 Europe, where they lost to Astralis in the Grand final. They opened the IEM New York 2020 CIS with a couple of victories over Cyber Legacy and K23 but lost the next two to Virtus.pro and forZe. NaVi had to beat Espada in the latest round and they delivered it in style, dropping just 15 rounds in the process. Natus Vincere won 11 of the previous 14 matches.
When it comes to the maps in the last three months, Natus Vincere was unbeaten in three appearances on Mirage, while they played well on Dust2 (70.0% win rate) and Train (62.5%). On the other hand, NaVi’s least favorite map proved to be Overpass (33.3%) and only on which they are below average. Since August this year, Natus Vincere is playing with the current lineup that appeared on 44 maps with a record of 26 wins and 18 losses. The team members are flamie (0.97 rating), s1mple (1.29), electronic (1.09), Boombl4 (1.00), and Perfecto (1.03).
Gambit Team Stats and Latest Results
Gambit responded to an opening day loss to Spirit with four consecutive wins, not allowing a single map along the way. They even won the first map in that defeat to Spirit, but the winner of Group B managed to win the next two. ETHEREAL, Winstrike, HellRaisers, and Nemiga all fell under Gambit, who has the quality to make an upset against NaVI. Gambit won ten of the last 13 games.
During the previous three months, Gambit was invincible on Overpass (played five times) and Vertigo (played twice), while they displayed strong performances on Dust2 (80.0%) and Train (80.0%). On the other side, their “weakest” displays came on Mirage (57.1%). Gambit assembled its lineup in October and appeared on 27 maps with a positive record of 21 wins and six losses. The lineup consists of Hobbit (1.10), interz (1.00), Ax1Le (1.20), sh1ro (1.30), and nafany (1.07).
Natus Vincere vs. Gambit H2H Record
These rivals have met on two occasions so far, and each team recorded a win. NaVi won the most recent clash at the WePlay! Clutch Island in June this year.
Natus Vincere vs. Gambit Betting Preview
I have been impressed with Gambit’s displays at this tournament and it looks like they didn’t change the lineup a few weeks ago. sh1ro is in fantastic form and he could easily lead his team to the win here, and I am backing the dogs to win at least a map. I am still not going to back the winner in this game, but I am going with Over 2.5 maps.